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'''The Black Keys''' are an American [[Rock music|rock]] band formed in [[Akron, Ohio|Akron]], [[Ohio]], in
Friends since childhood, Auerbach and Carney founded the group after dropping out of college. After signing with [[Independent record label|indie label]] [[Alive Naturalsound Records|Alive]], they released their debut album, ''[[The Big Come Up]]'' (
The group's commercial breakthrough came in 2010 with ''[[Brothers (The Black Keys album)|Brothers]]'', which along with its popular single "[[Tighten Up (The Black Keys song)|Tighten Up]]", won three [[Grammy Awards]]. Their 2011 follow-up ''[[El Camino (The Black Keys album)|El Camino]]'' received strong reviews and peaked at number two on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart, leading to the first arena concert tour of the band's career, the [[El Camino Tour]]. The album and its hit single "[[Lonely Boy (The Black Keys song)|Lonely Boy]]" won three Grammy Awards. In 2014, they released their eighth album, ''[[Turn Blue (album)|Turn Blue]]'', their first number-one record in the US, Canada, and Australia.
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